Nonfiction

Stranger than Nonfiction Many have a thirst for knowledge, and some would even say that it is a defining human trait. However, our means of obtaining knowledge and what we classify as knowledge seems to be in a state of eternal dismay. In “Reading Imaginative Literature,” Mike Myers claims that literature is a much more insightful way of learning opposed to simple fact reading. I argue the contrary and suggest that literature is not only an inferior way to obtaining true knowledge, but it also…

The Single Shard! The single shard is a nonfiction book. It tells about a boy named Tree-ear that lived under a bridge with Craneman and he only had one leg. And Tree-ear watched a man named Min do his work. And one day tree-ear started to work for him because Min had an order to make. And one day Craneman was pushing a grocery cart and the grocery cart was to heavy and the bridge collapsed on Craneman and he was holding a monkey in his hand when he died. When Tree-ear got back Min told him that…

through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our nation’s attitudes and concerns about safety and vigilance. Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our entire lesson plan collection here. Lasting impacts of 9/11 lesson…

In every person's life journey there will be hardships, and only if they persevere and trust in God will they succeed in life. Perseverance is something the dwarf company showed throughout The Hobbit book. Just like the Jews of the Holocaust and even dating back to the Jews in ancient Bible times, the dwarves survived a tragedy. Only through extreme perseverance did the dwarf company and Jews survive. This perseverance is what every person would need to get through life. Only in the complete…

History is filled with examples of perseverance, because rarely to people achieve greatness without it. Nelson Mandela is a great example of perseverance he spent 27 years in prisons for his cause “in prison, he became an inspirational leader and symbol for his people”(Stutman). Despite being sent to jail, Mandela did not give up instead he continued to inspire others while incarcerated, and continued his work after his release. Walt Disney too is an example of perseverance that changed the…

Gloria Yang Oct. 9, 2014 ENGL-1460 Nonfiction Short Story Life on Life on Life Growing up, everyone my age was ecstatic about getting older. They celebrated becoming another year older because that meant they were one year closer to being a teenager. Then when middle school ended and high school became our second home, my friends no longer wanted to be teenagers, they wanted to be adults. Now that we are all adults, almost every single one of us want to go back to being seven years old, waiting…

Endurace “Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.”- Virgil Endurance noun en·dur·ance: the ability to withstand hardship or adversity. Endurance is an important factor in everyone’s life and it works in some way or another. There is physical, mental, and verbal endurance. Temple Grandin having endurance to use her abilities to her advantage to prove to the people that didn’t believe in her that they were wrong. During the attempt at integration at the Little Rock High School the…

Having perseverance can change your life. Persevering for your freedom can lead to your happiness. Koly, a 13 year old girl that lives in India, just got married to a boy she doesn’t know. She will have to find a way to get her freedom back. In Homeless Bird, Gloria Whelan illustrates that when you persevere, you can do anything. Koly needs to have perseverance to survive at the Mehta’s house. After Hari’s death Mrs. Mehta orders Koly around the house by saying, ‘"Koly, we need water!" "Koly…

Perseverance and determination were two characteristics shared by many women of the revolutionary war. Perseverance and determination are the ability to continue to fight and work hard for success in spite of obstacles and difficulties. The drive to overcome obstacles is necessary to be successful, especially during times of war. Sophia Calderwood, Catherine Schuyler, and Emily Geiger all use this perseverance and determination to complete their missions. In Sophia’s War, when Sophia hears of…

Narrative Nonfiction From a small child until now, he knew and learned how to succeed because of the leadership and guidance that was provided each and every day of his (my dad) life. He was raised by his mother, father and, a great deal of help from Gaga. (Gaga=grandmother) As a child he would spend most of his childhood with his older brother dwayne and sister sandy outside.”In fact we forced to go outside every day. We could not spend any time in the house.” He also had played a ton of…